"It's been hard, you know, waking up those first moments in the morning and you look around and you're like, that's right, it's not there anymore," Adamski said.

As for hope, that's not gone yet.

There's a clinical trial in Florida, Adamski is hoping to attend.

"They take your bone marrow out of your hip, they put it in some fancy little machine to separate the stem cells and they actually inject it directly into your eye, right back where your optic nerve is," Adamski said.

Michelle says the research is the first of its kind here in the U.S, and could very well help her see again.
The catch?

It's privately funded, and costs around $20,000.

"I'd be able to see their faces across the room when they're making a silly face or laughing. I'd love to experience that... it would mean everything," Adamski said.

There has been a GoFundMe set up to help Michelle reach her goal of 25,000.

Her husband lost his job and they're supporting two kids solely on disability checks.